diff --git a/boot-kotlin-co/pom.xml b/boot-kotlin-co/pom.xml
index 7cf3d4798..38b0f6931 100644
--- a/boot-kotlin-co/pom.xml
+++ b/boot-kotlin-co/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <kotlin.version>1.9.10</kotlin.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.19.0</testcontainers.version>
-        <kotest.version>5.7.0</kotest.version>
+        <kotest.version>5.7.1</kotest.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     </properties>